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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 8581680" data-attributes="member: 42582">As Gandalf says, not all tears are an evil. I wouldn't say the conclusion of LotR is light and breezy, but it's uplifting in the sense that providence works through to its completion, with the kingdom restored, the Shire (as a sort of microcosm of the wider world) restored and more wonderful than ever, and evil suppressed. The wrongdoing and wickedness that Melkor began with his corruption of Feanor comes to an end, with Galadriel reconciled with the Valar, Sauron overthrown, the lines of Elros and Elrond being reunited, and the Elves returning from their exile.Fundamentally it affirms the place and the power of hope in providence. (In that sense it's radically theistic. If you read it through, say, a REH or even mainstream D&D lens then it will come across quite differently.)</blockquote>